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Google To Acquire Cybersecurity Company Mandiant for $5.4bn

March 9, 2022

In what will be Google’s second-biggest acquisition – after spending $12.5 billion on its Motorola Mobility deal in 2012 – the tech giant has…

Instagram users got hacked and the company has responded

August 17, 2018

Some Instagram users have reported issues with their accounts such as not being able to log in or finding some of their contact settings…

“I Need Space”: Google Will Give You 2GB If You Tighten Your Security

February 12, 2015

That’s it! All you have to do is complete your security checkup on Google and get 2GB of space on your account’s Google Drive….

The Sony Hack Explained

December 24, 2014

So here’s what happened: a hacker group going by the name “Guardians of Peace” hacked into the Sony Pictures Entertainment database. Why they did…

2 Steps to protect your Cloud from being hacked

October 3, 2014

So you got registered for a cloud service because you need a backup incase you accidentally deleted all your phone’s data or lost it…

ZICTA installs first Cyber Crime Fighting Lab at ZP Headquarters

August 1, 2014

With the cyber crimes in Zambia, it is a relief that ZICTA (Zambia Information and Communications Technology Authority) and ZP (Zambia Police) have come…

Who Defaced My Website?

April 22, 2014

We recently covered an article about a number of Zambian websites belonging to some big companies and government departments being defaced and getting hacked but…

100+ Zambian websites hacked & defaced: Spar, Postdotnet, SEC, Home Affairs, Ministry of Finance

April 15, 2014

Over the past few days, we have learnt that more than a hundred Zambia websites, some of them belonging to the government and prominent…

Blind Hacker Found Guilty for Beating Airtel Zambia System Updated

April 8, 2014

A visually impaired man considered legally blind has been convicted for violating Airtel Zambia sim replacement protocol and syphoning money from post-paid accounts amounting…